NH-GOV

Rasmussen Poll: Dem Lynch Leads Narrowly In NH-GOV Race

Marc Kilstein | September 20, 2010, 12:00PM

NH Gov. John Lynch and GOP Candidate for NH Gov. John Stephen

Following last week's comfortable victory in the New Hampshire Republican gubernatorial primary, Republican nominee John Stephen finds himself well-positioned heading into the general election, a new Rasmussen poll suggests. The poll, which is the first post-primary survey of the race, finds Stephen down two points to Democratic Governor John Lynch, 48%-46%.

The survey suggests a significant shift in the race since Stephen won the Republican nomination. An August 5 Rasmussen poll found Lynch ahead 50%-39% in a hypothetical matchup against Stephen. A September 12 PPP poll, conducted just before the state's primaries, had Lynch leading 51%-39%.

The TPM Poll Average shows Lynch leading the race, 49.9%-42.1%, but polling for the general election is still in its early stages.

The latest Rasmussen poll's margin of error is ±4.5 percentage points.

Jack Kimball

Is NH Republican Jack Kimball Jumping On The Nullification Bandwagon?

Jillian Rayfield | August 6, 2010, 8:30AM

Jack Kimball (R), candidate for New Hampshire Governor

Jack Kimball, who is running for Governor in the Republican primary in New Hampshire, is hosting an event this weekend with special guest Michael Boldin, founder of America's Tenth Amendment Center. This "tenther" group touts state sovereignty and nullification -- the idea that a state can override a federal law it deems unconstitutional (a notion that has been consistently rejected in federal courts).

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NH-SEN

PPP Poll: Ayotte Trouncing Rivals in GOP's NH-SEN Primary

Thomas Rhiel | July 28, 2010, 9:38AM

US Senate primary candidate Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)

A new PPP (D) survey of the New Hampshire Republican Senate primary finds Kelly Ayotte cruising in first with a huge lead over other would-be Republican nominees. The poll has Ayotte with 47%, rival Bill Binnie with 14%, and the other contenders mired in the single digits.

Ayotte's lead in this PPP poll is the largest she's had. A Magellan poll from late May gave Ayotte only a nine-point leader over Binnie, and a PPP poll from April put Ayotte's lead at 24 points.

The TPM Poll Average shows former state Attorney General Ayotte with a general election lead of 48.1-38.2 over Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes.

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